Wrench.



No. 897,055. PATENTED AUG. 25, 1908.

R. F. BOWERS.

WRENCH.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 29, 1907.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

, PATENTED AUG. 25, 1908.

R. F. BOWERS.

WRENCH.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 29, 1907.-

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

rs: NORRIS PETERS co., wasnmarou, o. c,

UNITED STATES IFATENT orinon.

T 0 all whom it may concern: I

ROBERT F. Bownns, 13, is secured in said openin Be it known that I,

a citizen of the United States, residing at washer 17, and screw 18. Fordyce, in the county of Dallas and State of is provided, through its w Arkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ratchetrenches, of

which the following is a My invention has relation to improvements in wrenches, and 1s a ratchet wrench,

so constructed that it operate nuts or bit-shanks, or the like, of any size or shape, and turn them either backward or forward. This is acc reversible plunger and housing secured to the ratchetwheel, adapted to be filled by plugs having various shaped openings.

In the accompanying drawings Figure l,

is a perspective view of 2, is a top plan view of one of the caps. Fig. 3, is a longitudinal sectional view of my invention. Fig. 1, is a perspective view of the plunger and awl. Fig. 5, is a view of my wrench, part y in perspective and partly in section, the free end of the handle and the cap being a modification of the handle and cap shown 1n Figs. 1 an spective view of the housing, the larger art of the neck, the square that fits in the ratchetwheel, and the small part of the neck. Fig. 7, is a vertical sectional view of one of the additional plugs, adapted to fit a square nut.

Fig. 8, is a bottom plan adapted to fit a hexagon shaped nut. Flg. 9, is a vertical sectional view of a plug adapted to fit the shank of a boring bit.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

My invention is descr Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 1, represents the head of my invention; 2, represents the handle and 3, the cap. The head is bifurcated, leaving two arms 4 and 5. These arms are provided with perforations 7 and 8, respectively, the lower perforation 7, being considerably larger than the upper perforation 8. Adapted to vided with two wings 37, imme fit in the space 9, between the said upper and site each other. The outer en having in ger, which passes through a pe I k 39 so: that d to turn the pawl lower arms, is a ratchct-wheel 10,

its center a square opening 11. The small in the cap 3, isbent into a circular part 12, of the neck 13, fits in the its extreme end may be use upper perforation 8, the square part 14, of to the right or left. The wings 37, work up fits in the square opening 11, of said and down through slots 40, which e ratchet-wheel, and the large circular part 15, outwardly from the perforation 38, i

Working aroun the neo of the neck fits in the OBERT F. BOWEBS, OF FORDYOE, ARKANSAS.

WRENCH.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed November 29, 1907. Serial No. 404,281.

perforations if desired.

specification.

may be adjusted to omplished by using a pawl, and having a my invention. F g.

a boring bit opening.

d 3. Fig. 6, is a perview of another plug,

ibed as follows lower perforation 7. cap 3.

Patented Aug. 25, 1908.

of the large part 15, of the neck; said neck gs by means of a Said housing 16, all, with a per two or more of The opening 21, in and there are plugs ctively, adapted to 11 said housing, and ith a threaded hole foration 19, in said housing by means of a screw bolt 27. The openings 28, 29, 30 and 31, respec may be any size or shape sire to operate a large squ with a large square opening; smaller square nut, a plug wi square opening is used, and whe operate a hexa on shaped nut, I use tion 19. There may be said housing, is square, 22, 23, 24, and 25, respe fit in the square opening each plug is provided w 26, concentric with the said pei and these plugs are secured tively, in the hat is, when I det, I use a plug when I use a th a smaller n I desire to with a hexagon shaped opening. wish to operate a boring bit, I use a p I claim the right to make as many plugs with as many different shaped openi may desire. Thus it will be seen alternating the plugs I may screw or unscrew any size or shaped nut, and tool that may be adapted to in any plug adapted to fit my housing.

The handle 2, is provi with a longitudinal perforatio said longitudinal perforation, a turn therein, is a plunger has secured to its lower en means of corresponding recess responding projections 35. Said plunger and pawl fit loosely, but yet so snugly in said handle, that the two parts are held together by said recesses an tions. The purpose of having the it wears on be replaced by a new some little distance oss-rod, or stop-plate its outer end, is prodiately oppoof said plunrforation 38,

may rotate any fit any opening ded its entire 1 n 2 fitting in nd adapted to Said plunger d a pawl 33, by

es 341, and cor- (See Fig. 1.)

one. Said plunger has, from its outer end, a or 36. Said plunger, near d the crook end The housing 16, is integral with the lower face said plunger is a coiled spring 11, its lower end resting against said cross-rod, or stop plate, and its upper end against the inner face of the cap 3. When I desire to turn the ratchet-wheel to the right, I pull said plunger outwardly until from the slots I then turn the crook to the right, and slip the said wings down through the slots 40. To keep thesaid threaded cap from turning on the threaded end of the handle, I provide it with a lockspring 42, the free end of which is looked over a pin 43, secured in the handle.

he drawing, Fig. 5, shows a modification in which the cap 3, instead of being provided with slots 40, is provided with perforations 44, one immediately opposite the other, and the crook 39,-is turned down so sharply that it may enter either one of the perforations 44, and also enter corresponding holes 45, in the outer end of the handle 2. The coiledspring is for the purpose of keeping the pawl down between the teeth of the ratchet-wheel. Now, it will be seen that I may operate the ratchet-wheel and housing and any plugs that said housing may contain, either to the right or to the left, and the change of direction may be made by simply changing the crook either to the right or left.

Although I have specifically described the combination, construction and arrangement of the several parts of my inventionI do not confine myself particularly to such specific combination, construction and arrangement, claim the right to make such changes and modification therein as may clearly fall within the scope of my invention, and which may be resorted to without departing from t e spirit, or sacrificing any of my patentable rights therein.

Having described my invention, What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a ratchet wrench, shown, a perforated handle, having on its free end a cap 3, and in the center-of said cap a perforation 38,- a pawl 33, working in the perforation of said handle, and a plunger 32, secured to said pawl, and working in said perforation, its free end extending up through the perforation in said cap, and formed into a crook, said crook, plunger and pawl adapted'to be turned to theright or left andsecured in such position, substantially as shown and described and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT F. BOWERS.

Witnesses:

HENRY O. TOMLINSON, GEO. R. JORDAN.

substantially as I 

